beef with ford engineers
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What about the ones that decided it'd be cute to balance a driveline using different weight washers and nuts on the pinion flange. Don't screw them up when you're doing a pinion seal or any other axle work.
Or the guys that make dash removal a requirement to service a heater core, when GM had a little access door on their pickups.
Putting the fuel filter above the exhaust on an '02+ Mountaineer, Exploder, or Aviator is fun too. And of course they all come in off the road hot.
The one 10mm bolt on 4.6 liter starter motors up top is great too. At least on the trucks you can get to that one through the wheel well.
Power liftgates and running boards on Navigators. Funny. Real funny.
The dual flow coolant valve on an LS V8, that's wedged between the engine and the core support fore and aft, and a few radiator hoses and the subframe top and bottom.
16...16 bell housing and torque converter bolts holding the transmission and engine together on an LS. And an adapter plate that'll cause a vibration if it's not lined up properly before reassembly.
No dipsticks to check trans fluid on 5R55s. Instead, a little T30 torx plug that runs out scorching hot fluid (it's gotta be scorching hot to check properly) on the transmission pan and a fill plug (if you're lucky) on the back of the transmission to add fluid.
No more torque converter drain plugs. As if it wasn't heavy and unwieldy enough without another 6-8 quarts of fluid in it.
Oddly shaped transmission pans, just asking to slide off the jack and ruin your day.
The connector for 1-1 HEGO on a Navigator...yes, let's wedge it in between the engine and the firewall and put the exhaust so cleverly in the way.
And about the exhaust, instead of using bolt together flanges, let's use slip joints that will rust and seize up, requiring lots of heat and lots of hammering to seperate.
Making a blend door motor that can be serviced with the dash inside the car stronger than the door it's connected to that can't be serviced without a new plentum chamber or door.
Most people who work on cars tend to drink a lot too. Gee, wonder why.
Or the guys that make dash removal a requirement to service a heater core, when GM had a little access door on their pickups.
Putting the fuel filter above the exhaust on an '02+ Mountaineer, Exploder, or Aviator is fun too. And of course they all come in off the road hot.
The one 10mm bolt on 4.6 liter starter motors up top is great too. At least on the trucks you can get to that one through the wheel well.
Power liftgates and running boards on Navigators. Funny. Real funny.
The dual flow coolant valve on an LS V8, that's wedged between the engine and the core support fore and aft, and a few radiator hoses and the subframe top and bottom.
16...16 bell housing and torque converter bolts holding the transmission and engine together on an LS. And an adapter plate that'll cause a vibration if it's not lined up properly before reassembly.
No dipsticks to check trans fluid on 5R55s. Instead, a little T30 torx plug that runs out scorching hot fluid (it's gotta be scorching hot to check properly) on the transmission pan and a fill plug (if you're lucky) on the back of the transmission to add fluid.
No more torque converter drain plugs. As if it wasn't heavy and unwieldy enough without another 6-8 quarts of fluid in it.
Oddly shaped transmission pans, just asking to slide off the jack and ruin your day.
The connector for 1-1 HEGO on a Navigator...yes, let's wedge it in between the engine and the firewall and put the exhaust so cleverly in the way.
And about the exhaust, instead of using bolt together flanges, let's use slip joints that will rust and seize up, requiring lots of heat and lots of hammering to seperate.
Making a blend door motor that can be serviced with the dash inside the car stronger than the door it's connected to that can't be serviced without a new plentum chamber or door.
Most people who work on cars tend to drink a lot too. Gee, wonder why.
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Originally posted by Quintin
Most people who work on cars tend to drink a lot too. Gee, wonder why.
Most people who work on cars tend to drink a lot too. Gee, wonder why.
The first time I opened the hood on the (then new) latest GM F bodys, you know, the Camaros and Firebirds with the "cab forward" design, and saw half of the engine tucked up under the dash, I knew it was time to get out of working on cars.
Been in the IT field since '98, and couldn't be happier.